Jane Campion

Career Overview

Jane Campion has 79 screen credits in a career dating back to 1980. Signature works include The Power of the Dog, The Portrait of a Lady, The Piano. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Directing
Gender: female
Known Credits: 79
Birth Date: 1954-04-30
Birth Place: Wellington, New Zealand

Known For

Frequent Collaborators

Geneviève Lemon (3 collaborations)
Eddie Campbell (2 collaborations)
Roger Ashton-Griffiths (2 collaborations)
Benedict Cumberbatch (1 collaborations)
Kodi Smit-McPhee (1 collaborations)
Kirsten Dunst (1 collaborations)
Jesse Plemons (1 collaborations)
Thomasin McKenzie (1 collaborations)
Keith Carradine (1 collaborations)
Frances Conroy (1 collaborations)

Credits

production (15 credits)
- Big Girls Don't Cry
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- The Natural State
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- In Conversation with Jack Maurer
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- The Brightness
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2025
- Lion Rock
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2025
- Typist Artist Pirate King
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2023
- Behind the Scenes with Jane Campion
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2022
- The Power of the Dog
  producer
  
  production
  
  2021
- They
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2018
- Family Happiness
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- Top of the Lake
  
  - Top of the Lake (2013) ... executive producer production
  
  - No Goodbyes Thanks (2013) ... executive producer production
  
  - The Dark Creator (2013) ... executive producer production
  
  - A Rainbow Above Us (2013) ... executive producer production
  
  - The Edge of the Universe (2013) ... executive producer production
  
  2013
- Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story
  producer
  
  production
  
  2006
- Soft Fruit
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1999
- Sweetie
  casting
  
  production
  
  1989
- Passionless Moments
  producer
  
  production
  
  1983
actors (19 credits)
- Ritratti di cinema
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2025
- Citizen B
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2025
- Bad Behaviour
  Doctor
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Jane Campion, The Cinema Woman
  Herself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- Behind the Scenes with Jane Campion
  Self - Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- Reframing the West: Behind the Scenes of Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- 'The Piano': 25 Years On
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- The Legend of the Palme d'Or
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- From the Bottom of the Lake
  herself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- A Special Day
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- The Making of 'An Angel at My Table'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- Cinefile: Reel Women
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1995
- Inside 'The Piano'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1993
- The Audition
  Daughter
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1990
- Jane Campion: The Film School Years
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1989
- The Oscars
  
  - 94th Academy Awards (2022) ... Self actor actors
  
  1953
crew (4 credits)
- The Rooster
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2024
- Esther's Choice
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2020
- Florence Has Left the Building
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2014
- Sleeping Beauty
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2011
directing (22 credits)
- The Power of the Dog
  director
  
  directing
  
  2021
- Top of the Lake
  
  - The Battle of the Mothers (2017) ... director directing
  
  - Who's Your Daddy? (2017) ... director directing
  
  - China Girl (2017) ... director directing
  
  - Top of the Lake (2013) ... director directing
  
  - No Goodbyes Thanks (2013) ... director directing
  
  2013
- Bright Star
  director
  
  directing
  
  2009
- 8
  director
  
  directing
  
  2008
- To Each His Own Cinema
  director
  
  directing
  
  2007
- The Lady Bug
  director
  
  directing
  
  2007
- The Water Diary
  director
  
  directing
  
  2006
- Le court des grands
  director
  
  directing
  
  2005
- In the Cut
  director
  
  directing
  
  2003
- Holy Smoke
  director
  
  directing
  
  1999
- The Portrait of a Lady
  director
  
  directing
  
  1996
- The Piano
  director
  
  directing
  
  1993
- An Angel at My Table
  director
  
  directing
  
  1990
- Sweetie
  director
  
  directing
  
  1989
- Two Friends
  director
  
  directing
  
  1986
- After Hours
  director
  
  directing
  
  1985
- A Girl's Own Story
  director
  
  directing
  
  1984
- Getting Wet
  first assistant director
  
  directing
  
  1984
- Mishaps of Seduction and Conquest
  director
  
  directing
  
  1984
- Passionless Moments
  director
  
  directing
  
  1983
- Peel
  director
  
  directing
  
  1983
- Tissues
  director
  
  directing
  
  1980
writing (15 credits)
- The Power of the Dog
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2021
- Short Cuts: The Piano
  original film writer
  
  writing
  
  2021
- Top of the Lake
  
  - The Battle of the Mothers (2017) ... writer writing
  
  - Who's Your Daddy? (2017) ... writer writing
  
  - Birthday (2017) ... writer writing
  
  - Surrogate (2017) ... writer writing
  
  - The Loved One (2017) ... writer writing
  
  2013
- Bright Star
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2009
- 8
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2008
- The Water Diary
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2006
- In the Cut
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2003
- Holy Smoke
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1999
- The Piano
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1993
- Sweetie
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1989
- After Hours
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1985
- A Girl's Own Story
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1984
- Mishaps of Seduction and Conquest
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1984
- Passionless Moments
  writers' assistant
  
  writing
  
  1983
- Peel
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1983
creators (1 credits)
- Top of the Lake
  creator
  
  creators
  
  2013
camera (2 credits)
- After Hours
  camera operator
  
  camera
  
  1985
- Passionless Moments
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1983
editing (1 credits)
- Peel
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1983